The highest tide jim lynch book

The highest tide by jim lynch one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley slips out of his house, packs up his kayak and goes exploring on the flats of puget sound. In 1962, roger morgan became the golden boy behind the seattle worlds fair. His work has been compared to a variety of authors, including john steinbeck, ken kesey, tom robbins, and richard russo. On land, the rickety plot could have used some shoring up. At its core is a fabulous metaphor, rising from the ocean to wrap around his painful story with all the brilliance and mystery of life. The novel won the pacific northwest bookseller award and has been translated into ten languages and adapted to the stage where it was performed by bookit theater in spring 2008. His love of the ocean is infectious even the most hardhearted readers will finish this book wishing they had their own bay to explore matt thorne, sunday telegraph the highest tide is one of the best novels it has been my pleasure to read for many a day buy it you should.

One moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley slips out of his house, packs up his kayak and goes exploring on the flats of puget sound. Katherine dunn, author of geek love the highest tide is a plunge into sustained and intelligent wonder. The highest tide by jim lynch book club discussion. Seeing the world through the eyes of his narrator, miles omalley, is to see the world with a rapturous freshness that is, it seems to me, the essence of a fine book. Before becoming a fulltime novelist lynch wrote for newspapers throughout the northwest and beyond, winning the livingston award for young journalists, the. A terrific comingofage story set in the puget sound, this is one of those first novels that keeps me excited about bookselling. His next novel, before the wind, will be released in april 2016. He makes money by collecting small sea creatures and selling them for example starfish. A poignant comingofage story and an enchanting primer on the life aquatic. It flows naturally, completely enveloping the reader in the mind of the precocious miles, a year old boy who is more at home in the tidal flats around his home than in social circles or relationships. By moonlight, the mud flats are an enormous glistening disc. Apr 04, 2006 jim lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines and spent four years as the puget sound reporter for the oregonian.

Jim lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines and spent four years as the puget sound reporter for the oregonian. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Lynch s imagination, research and storytelling abilities have created a novel of immense readability, integrity and character. Patrons of the cascade locks and parkdale libraries can pick up books starting on march 10 at 3 p. Jim lynch the highest tide is performed on stage this month at harlequin theater in olympia instagram. Events build toward the date of a record high tide, and miles slowly sorts. A novel is a 2005 young adult novel by author jim lynch plot. Jim lynchs the highest tide gives us a fascinating peek under the waters of the puget sound, and sheds light on the awkward journey into adolescence.

The highest tide is one of the best novels ive had the pleasure to read in recent years. The highest tide by jim lynch reading guidebook club. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Pick up a copy of the 2020 hood river reads selection. Theme in jim lynchs book the highest tide research, essay sample. Shanna paxton photography courtesy of harlequin productions more than a decade after its publication, olympia author jim lynchs. Jim lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines. Lynch included so much detail and scientific information about the critters of the puget sound, carefully interlaced throughout this delightful, fastpaced, thoughtful, and hysterical comingof. The website for novelist jim lynch, author of the highest tide and border songs. In the highest tide, jim lynch has written a masterful first novel, gracefully weaving together the wonders of the sea and the wonders of our humanity. Oct 02, 2019 his love of the ocean is infectious even the most hardhearted readers will finish this book wishing they had their own bay to explore matt thorne, sunday telegraph the highest tide is one of the best novels it has been my pleasure to read for many a day buy it you should. The highest tide very well written and while told from the point of view of a teenager, seemed very. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Buy a cheap copy of the highest tide book by jim lynch.

As always, you can browse a substantial and, i believe, exclusive excerpt at bookbrowse now. The highest tide by jim lynch i love books that teach me something in an enjoyable way, and this book is such a favorite to recommend for that reason. But miless aquatic observations cannot be undone, and as summer draws to a close, inhabitants of puget sound prepare for a national blitzkrieg of media and scientific attention and the highest tide in 40 years, all of which threatens everything miles holds dear. Jim lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines, and he spent four years as the puget sound reporter for the oregonian. Just as a mere seashell can evoke the sound of waves crashing at sea, a similar sensory experience emanates from the pages of jim lynch s debut novel, the highest tide, which instantly transports us beneath the waters of a marine world teeming with infinite life and exquisite possibility. A mesmerizing, allegorical, and beautifully wrought first novel about one boys fascination with the sea during the summer that will change his life. Before becoming a fulltime novelist lynch wrote for newspapers throughout the northwest and beyond, winning the livingston. Jim lynch has won national journalism awards, published short fiction in literary magazines, and spent four years as the puget sound reporter for the oregonian. Rejacketed by lynch, jim from amazons fiction books store. Jim lynchs olympiaset novel the highest tide comes. A novel by jim lynch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

He writes about his childhood growing up along the beach. The story, set in olympia, was written by olympia author jim lynch. The book is a first novel by a local journalist, it is a national bestseller, it is a quirky coming of age tale, it is the pacific northwest booksellers annual book award winner, it gives us an emotional ride that is pleasurable, and it is about my home turf. It went on to receive the pacific northwest booksellers association award in 2006. Harlequin stages adaptation of jim lynchs the highest tide. Theme in jim lynchs book the highest tide research, essay. More than a decade after its publication, olympia author jim lynchs the highest tide is still rising. Laura hanson, who has played in another jim lynch adaptation at book it theatre, does a great tv reporter and an even better overthetop performer in the highest tide as a j.

An adaptation of tide, a comingofage story about a boy fascinated with the. In short, this is definitely a book to browse if you enjoy discovering new authors and especially if you find yourself drawn to the sea and all that lives in it. The highest tide is a poignant comingofage story and a gripping novel of natural wonder about one boys enchantment with the sea during a summer that will change his life, and the lives around him. Jim lynch does for sailing what a river runs through it did for flyfishing. But when miles is on the water, lynchs first novel becomes a stunning light show, both. The highest tide 2005, a young adult novel by jim lynch, tells the story of a teenage boy who makes a rare discovery on the seashore. You can loseand findyourself when the highest tide sweeps into mud bay. During the day, miles looks at the edge of his bay, where cedars and. The highest tide by jim lynch book cover, description, publication history. Hes a speedreading insomniac who is obsessed with rachel carson and the troubled girl next door, and who would rather spend time with the creatures of the tidal flats outside his home than with other kids his age.

Jim lynch is the author of the novels the highest tide, border songs and truth like the sun, all of which were performed on stage and won prizes, including an indies choice honor book award, a pacific northwest booksellers award and a dashiell hammett prize finalist. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The highest tide book johnson county library bibliocommons. Entertainment weekly one moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of puget sound. In jim lynch s graceful and inventive first novel, the highest tide, a young marine biology enthusiast and collector named miles o. A washington state native, lynch currently writes and sails from his home in olympia, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

One moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley sneaks out of his house and goes exploring on the tidal flats of puget sound. The main character of jim lynch s debut novel, the highest tide, is the smallest yearold on the washington coast. The novel won the pacific northwest bookseller award and has been translated into ten languages and adapted to the stage where it was performed by book it theater in spring 2008. One moonlit night, thirteenyearold miles omalley sneaks out of. A novel is a 2005 young adult novel by author jim lynch. The highest tide, a novel by jim lynch if there is poetry in my book about the sea it is not because i deliberately put it there but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry rachel carson, in her acceptance speech of the national book award for nonfiction 1952 for the sea around us. It flows naturally, completely enveloping the reader in the mind of the precocious miles, a year old boy who is more at home in the tidal flats around his. A novel 9781582346052 by lynch, jim and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.

The highest tide is as crisp and clean as a cool dip into the water, and just about as refreshing. Jim lynchs prose in this first novel is often neatly lyrical. The main character of jim lynchs debut novel, the highest tide, is the smallest yearold on the washington coast. Jim lynch is the author of three novels, the highest tide, border songs and truth like the sun. Review of the highest tide by jim lynch, plus backstory and other interesting facts about the book. He is obsessed with the beach and spends most of his time there.

When he discovers a rare giant squid, he instantly becomes a local phenomenon shadowed by people curious as to whether this gawky teenager is just an observant boy or an unlikely prophet. Jim lynch s prose in this first novel is often neatly lyrical. You know its time to buy your own copy when youve checked out the same book more than three times from the library, and for me this is certainly true of jim lynch s the highest tide. I will be looking forward to more jim lynch books in the future. Internationally bestselling author and washington state book award winner jim lynch s truth like the sun was named one of amazons best books of the month. The highest tide by jim lynch starting on saturday, march 7, at 2 p. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from jim lynch s book the highest tide,a spellbinding first novel about a young boys fascination with the wonders of the seashore during a summer that will change his life. Miles narrates his own story of the summer he was, a summer in which he was ambushed by science, fame and suggestions of the divine 1. Mar 11, 2020 laura hanson, who has played in another jim lynch adaptation at book it theatre, does a great tv reporter and an even better over the top performer in the highest tide as a j. Miles omalley, yearold insomniac, naturalist, worshipper of rachel carson, and dweller on the mud flats of skookumchuck bay, at the south end of puget sound. Luis alberto urrea, hummingbirds daughter in before the wind, author jim lynch tells the engaging tale of the johannssens, a sailing family thats like a distillation of all the eccentric, funny and cranky sailors youve ever met. Jim lynch the highest tide is performed on stage this.